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River, Joni Mitchell

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:12:51 GMT

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10,000 Miles, Mary Chapin Carpenter

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:50:38 GMT

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clipper's remarks: My daughter and I watched the movie Fly Away Home today. It is wonderful, if you haven't seen it. A little girl finds some orphaned goose eggs and teaches the geese to fly south for the winter.

Makes me cry every time I watch it.

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Tags: this song is so sad

Love believes all things

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:40:47 GMT

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Clip Source: www.incourage.me

1 Corinthians 13:7, it basically says, “love believes all things.”

In the Greek translation, this reference of love is agape love. The kind of love we are filled with when we become believers. The self-sacrificing kind.

So, what does “believes all things,” mean?

That doesn’t make sense given all of the wisdom the bible says we’re to pursue.

"Love puts the most favorable construction on everything, and is ever ready to believe whatever may tend to the advantage of any one character. And when it can no longer believe well, it hopes whatever may excuse or extenuate the fault which cannot be denied. Where it cannot even excuse, it hopes God will at length give repentance unto life."

Do I give people the benefit of the doubt? And when I can’t…do I truly hope the best for them, through Christ?

Thankfulness Tree

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:32:46 GMT

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clipper's remarks: This is the second year we have had a Thankfulness Tree. I have some fake branches that I put in a big vase to hold the leaves. I went to a scrapbooking store and used their die cut machine to make many many leaves from paper. If you buy the paper there, you can use the machines for free.

I punched holes in the leaves to hang on the branches without having to mess with string or glue or hangers of any sort.

I place the leaves in a bowl with a pen so any guests that come during November can write something they are thankful for on a leaf and hang it up.

On Thanksgiving we read the leaves and we give thanks for all the friends and family that have come to our house. Then I put the leaves in a bag and date it so we can read them in future years too.

Yesterday, my daughter wrote that she was thankful for "being born" and for "being in this family." I am so thankful for those things too.

Go, get your thankfulness on!

Clip Source: familyfun.go.com

Fill a flowerpot with sand and set in a shapely bare tree branch.

Next, cut a pile of leaf shapes from colored craft foam.

As your guests arrive, have them take a leaf and, with a permanent marker, write their name and the date on one side and something they're grateful for on the other.

To decorate your tree, push a large ornament hanger or straightened paper clip through the stem of each leaf and hang it in place.

Tags: thankfulness, family, thanksgiving, crafts

Pistachio and Tart Cherry Chocolate Bark

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:00:23 GMT

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clipper's remarks: With tip of knife, swirl chocolates together for marbled look. Sprinkle with remaining pistachios and cherries.

Refrigerate bark 1 hour or until firm. Break bark into pieces. Store in tightly sealed container in refrigerator up to 1 month.

Clip Source: www.goodhousekeeping.com

1 pound(s) semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped

8 ounce(s) white chocolate, coarsely chopped

12 ounce(s) pistachio nuts, shells removed (1 1/2 cups), toasted

8 ounce(s) (1 1/2 cups) dried tart cherries

Place semisweet chocolate in microwave-safe 8-cup measuring cup or large bowl. Place white chocolate in microwave-safe 2-cup measuring cup or medium bowl. Heat semisweet chocolate in microwave, covered with waxed paper, on High 2 to 3 minutes or until almost melted, stirring once. Remove from microwave and stir until smooth. Heat white chocolate in microwave, covered with waxed paper, on High 1 to 2 minutes or until almost melted, stirring once. Remove from microwave and stir until smooth.

Stir 1 cup pistachios and 1 cup cherries into semisweet chocolate. On large cookie sheet, spread chocolate mixture to about 1/4-inch thickness.

Spoon dollops of white chocolate onto semisweet-chocolate mixture.

Tags: cherry, pistachios, bark, recipe

S'mores icebox candy bars: recipe

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:23:46 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Let cool on the counter for 30 minutes, then place in the fridge to solidify for a few hours or overnight. Cut into bars. Wrap individually and store in the fridge.

Clip Source: www.joythebaker.com

3 sticks plus 2 tablespoons unsalted butter

3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

3/4 cup light corn syrup

pinch of salt

1 14-ounce box graham crackers, lightly crumbled

2 big handfuls of mini marshmallows, plus a handful more for sprinkling on top

Line a 9×13-inch baking sheep with parchment paper, set aside.

In a large bowl, crumble the graham crackers into large chunks. Add two handfuls of mini marshmallows and set aside.

In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt butter together butter, cocoa, corn syrup and a pinch of salt. Stir and heat until smooth. Once melted, let chocolate mixture cool for 5 minutes.

Pour chocolate mixture over graham crackers and marshmallows. Stir so that all of the graham crackers are moistened by the chocolate mixture.

Dump into lined baking pan, and a few more marshmallows on top and press down with the back of a spoon.

Cover the top with another sheet of parchment and press with your fingers.

Bloody brain shooter: drink

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:16:26 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Gross. but cool.

Clip Source: folkinz.tumblr.com

bloody brain shooter

Channel your inner mad scientist with this Bloody Brain Shooter. Mixing acidic lime juice and Irish cream causes the cream to curdle, creating brain-like strands in the shot.

Ingredients:

1 1/4 oz. strawberry vodka such as Stoli
1/8 oz. Rose’s lime juice
3/4 oz. Bailey’s Irish Cream
Splash of grenadine

Preparation:

Chill vodka for better smoothness. Add vodka and lime juice to a shaker, shake and strain into a shot glass. Using a straw, dip some Bailey’s Irish Cream into the shot. Once you submerge the straw into the Bailey’s put your finger on top of the straw to hold the Bailey’s in the straw. Dip the straw tip into the vodka and slowly release your top finger. The Bailey’s will curdle a little bit due to the lime juice and you should be able to make strands of Bailey’s.

Repeat the straw/Bailey’s process to build a “brain” in the shot glass. Add a splash of grenadine to the concoction to add the ‘blood’ to the mix. Down the hatch as a shot.

Tags: halloween

Dance shoes, for the father and the daughter

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:55:43 GMT

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Clip Source: www.handmadecharlotte.com

Dance Shoes, For the Father and the Daughter

Popcorn balls

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:31:40 GMT

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clipper's remarks: From the comments, I added one tsp. salt and 2 tsps. vanilla after the sugar mix came to a boil. Be careful because adding the vanilla will cause the sugar mixture to boil up and sputter. Also, I reduced the powdered sugar to 2 cups. It is plenty sweet.

Also, keep the popcorn warm while making the sauce in a 200 degree F oven.

I got 24 balls out of this and they taste FANTASTIC. Word from the comments is that the marshmallow keeps these from becoming rock hard like other popcorn balls. And, bonus, you do not need a candy thermometer.

I will make again very soon. Easy and tasty.

Clip Source: allrecipes.com

INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

3/4 cup light corn syrup
1/4 cup margarine
2 teaspoons cold water
2 5/8 cups confectioners' sugar
1 cup marshmallows
5 quarts plain popped popcorn

DIRECTIONS

In a saucepan over medium heat, combine the corn syrup, margarine, cold water, confectioners' sugar and marshmallows. Heat and stir until the mixture comes to a boil. Carefully combine the hot mixture with the popcorn, coating each kernel.
Grease hands with vegetable shortening and quickly shape the coated popcorn into balls before it cools. Wrap with cellophane or plastic wrap and store at room temperature.

Tags: recipe

Meat hand: warning, pretty gross pictures

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:25:45 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Oh, please go to the source to see other pictures and the how to. Please! I can't be the only one that looked at these.

So gross, I don't think I could eat it.

Clip Source: www.notmartha.org

I made something gruesome and delicious.

No, really, it was good.

This is meatloaf.

Tags: halloween, meatloaf, scary food, recipe

A simple smile

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:02:44 GMT

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Clip Source: www.37days.com

"We shall never know all the good that a simple smile can do." -Mother Teresa

Leave something beautiful

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:49:18 GMT

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clipper's remarks: On another blog, I read where a mom and her children would write lovely things on paper and leave them for strangers to find. They would tuck them into places where finding them would be a surprise as much as what was written on them.

Clip Source: www.37days.com

And these stones in my pocket to leave along the way, to be found by others, perhaps to provide an instant of mindfulness, of meaning, of joy or thoughtful pondering. Or disregard, I don't know.

I don't have any control over their reception, only over their giving.

And so I will leave them all somewhere to be found before I get home.

Leave something for another human being to find today.

Acts of love for your child

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:43:56 GMT

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Clip Source: www.essortment.com

Talk with him. Make a list of all the conversations you've had today with your child. Now, mark out any conversations where you lectured him, or instructed him. Do you have any left? Make time to talk with your child today without strings attached.

Write him a note. Do you enjoy getting notes from the people you love? So does your kid.

Brag about him. Although it is important to be supportive when you talk to your child, it is even more important to be supportive when you talk about him.

Ask her for advice. Do you remember how it felt when someone you admired asked you for advice? It's like a promotion. Many times your child can offer excellent honest advice on things for you like what choosing between outfits

Write down your love

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:13:46 GMT

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clipper's remarks: What a terrific gift. Not only does the recipient get a list of things you love about him/her, but it also shows you thought a loving them about them every single day for a year.

That is the real gift.

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Clip Source: www.indoindians.com

Every day for a year, jot down one thing you love about your child/husband/ friend/colleague (he helps do the laundry; she bakes the most amazing cakes; his laughter is infectious). At the end of the year, give the person your one-ofa- kind, 365-item appreciation list. Trust us, they will be deeply touched.

It's not a sign of weakness to be nice

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:07:39 GMT

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clipper's remarks: A list of ways to be nice and show kindness.

Clip Source: www.indoindians.com

N-I-C-E. A four-letter word that does not exactly inspire excitement (read: boring). However, there’s a lot to be said about it. Being nice doesn’t mean being a pushover or dull. In fact, nice folks can, and do, finish first.

"It's not a sign of weakness to be nice – it's a sign of power, it's a sign of strength." Indeed, you can go far with acts of kindness and niceness.

Compliment people

Rein in your temper

Be empathetic

Put others first

Volunteer your time

Do favors

Cherish someone

Make a thoughtful gesture

Surprise with little treats

Share your bounty

Be a considerate driver

Help strangers

Be a friend in need

Pay it forward

Clipmarks | bignosemousie's clips

River, Joni Mitchell

10,000 Miles, Mary Chapin Carpenter

Love believes all things

Thankfulness Tree

Pistachio and Tart Cherry Chocolate Bark

S'mores icebox candy bars: recipe

Bloody brain shooter: drink

Dance shoes, for the father and the daughter

handmade charlotte

Dance Shoes, For the Father and the Daughter

Popcorn balls

INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

DIRECTIONS

Meat hand: warning, pretty gross pictures

A simple smile

Leave something beautiful

Acts of love for your child

Write down your love

It's not a sign of weakness to be nice